Boulder Imaging Receives Growth Investment from Lime Rock New Energy

AI-powered machine vision leader partners with LRNE to accelerate global expansion.

Apr. 8, 2026 at 5:22pm

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A highly detailed, glowing 3D illustration of a wind turbine blade with a luminous AI-powered sensor array mounted on it, surrounded by a swarm of stylized birds in flight, conceptually representing the advanced technology used to detect and protect birds at wind farms.Boulder Imaging's AI-powered IdentiFlight system uses advanced machine vision to detect and protect endangered bird species near wind farms, enabling clean energy production while preserving biodiversity.Louisville Today

Boulder Imaging, a leading provider of ultra-high speed machine vision technologies for wind energy and manufacturing applications, has received a significant growth investment from funds managed by Lime Rock New Energy (LRNE). The investment will enable Boulder Imaging to accelerate its continued global growth, better serve its customers, drive product innovation, and enter new markets and industry verticals.

Why it matters

Boulder Imaging's advanced machine vision and AI-powered technologies are uniquely positioned to address critical challenges in the wind energy industry and other manufacturing sectors. The investment from LRNE will help Boulder Imaging scale its flagship IdentiFlight system, which uses long-range optics and AI to accurately detect and identify protected bird species at wind farms, enabling informed turbine curtailment that reduces bird fatalities by over 95% while minimizing energy losses.

The details

The investment from LRNE will allow Boulder Imaging to accelerate the global deployment of its IdentiFlight system, which has already been installed at hundreds of wind farms across six continents. Boulder Imaging's proprietary Vision Inspector platform leverages ultra-high speed machine vision algorithms, artificial intelligence, and sensor fusion to solve complex visual inspection challenges across a wide range of industries, including wind energy, architectural products, security paper, and banknotes.

  • Boulder Imaging received the growth investment from Lime Rock New Energy in April 2026.

The players

Boulder Imaging

A leading provider of ultra-high speed machine vision technologies for wind energy and manufacturing applications, headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.

Lime Rock New Energy (LRNE)

An investment fund that has provided a significant growth investment to accelerate Boulder Imaging's global expansion.

Carlos Jorquera

The founder, CEO, and CTO of Boulder Imaging, who will continue to lead the business into its next phase of growth.

Don Mills

The president and COO of Boulder Imaging, who will also continue to lead the business.

Mark Lewis

The managing director at Lime Rock New Energy.

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What they’re saying

“Lime Rock New Energy is the ideal partner to support the next chapter of our growth. The LRNE team brings deep knowledge of the wind industry and our customers, and we believe their investment and strategic support will enable us to scale our technology into new markets, strengthen our competitive position, and meet the ever-growing and evolving needs of our customers around the world.”

— Carlos Jorquera, Founder, CEO, and CTO of Boulder Imaging

“Boulder Imaging's advanced technologies are uniquely positioned to address critical challenges in wind energy and manufacturing. Wind energy remains a vital renewable technology globally, and the market need for solutions like IdentiFlight is only accelerating. Boulder Imaging's technology ensures that as little power production as possible is lost while protecting avian biodiversity near wind farms — a powerful combination of environmental stewardship and operational efficiency.”

— Mark Lewis, Managing Director at Lime Rock New Energy

What’s next

Boulder Imaging plans to use the investment from Lime Rock New Energy to accelerate the global deployment of its IdentiFlight system and expand into new markets and industry verticals.

The takeaway

This investment in Boulder Imaging highlights the growing importance of advanced machine vision and AI-powered technologies in addressing critical challenges in the renewable energy and manufacturing sectors, particularly around improving operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.